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| Toyota car fault prompts massive recall | Toyota car fault prompts massive recall |
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| Japanese car giant Toyota has announced a recall of more than 2.4 million hybrid vehicles worldwide because of a fault in their systems that could cause them to lose power. | Japanese car giant Toyota has announced a recall of more than 2.4 million hybrid vehicles worldwide because of a fault in their systems that could cause them to lose power. |
| The recall of Prius and Auris cars includes 1.25 million vehicles sold in Japan, 830,000 in North America and 290,000 sold in Europe. | The recall of Prius and Auris cars includes 1.25 million vehicles sold in Japan, 830,000 in North America and 290,000 sold in Europe. |
| All those affected were produced between October 2008 and November 2014. | All those affected were produced between October 2008 and November 2014. |
| Toyota said it was not aware of any actual accidents caused by the fault. | Toyota said it was not aware of any actual accidents caused by the fault. |
| However, the carmaker said that in "rare situations", the fault could cause vehicles to stall when entering "failsafe" driving mode. | However, the carmaker said that in "rare situations", the fault could cause vehicles to stall when entering "failsafe" driving mode. |
| "While power steering and braking would remain operational, a vehicle stall while driving at higher speeds could increase the risk of a crash," the company said. | "While power steering and braking would remain operational, a vehicle stall while driving at higher speeds could increase the risk of a crash," the company said. |
| Toyota said the cars affected had already been recalled previously for other reasons in 2014 and 2015. | Toyota said the cars affected had already been recalled previously for other reasons in 2014 and 2015. |
| "The remedy conducted then did not anticipate the new condition identified in this recall," it added. | "The remedy conducted then did not anticipate the new condition identified in this recall," it added. |
| In recent years, Toyota has had to recall large numbers of cars for various reasons, including faulty airbags supplied by vehicle parts firm Takata. | |
| In 2015, it had to recall 6.5 million vehicles globally over a faulty window switch that was liable to short-circuit. |